links for 2008-02-10

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It’s a fire in Camden but we don’t know where – “If the BBC is not able to cover London … they have a problem. Yes, we say that we are becoming 24/7 news operations, but perhaps the weekends should be included.”

Julie Starr says no to CMS hacking of intros. It isn’t a time saver – “In fact, there’s no reason why reporters couldn’t get into the habit of writing a web headline and standfirst on every story they file, is there?” No . It’s an essential skill.